Typographical composing and distributing machine



H. A. BURT ET-AL.

Sept. 20, 1932'.

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' Filed Aug. 8. 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 NTORS 3% 414.4 W. WTTORNEYS 'Sgpt.20, 11932. H. A. BURT ET AL. 1,378,231

1 TYPOGRAPHICAL 'COMPOSING AND ms'ramu'rme MACHINE Filed Aug. 8, 1950 sSheets-She et 2 7g w 1 TORS Byg fl MWTTORNEYS 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 'Se t.20, 1932. H. A. BURT ET AL TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTINGMACHINE Filed Aug. 8, 1930 l atentecl S ept. 20, 1932 UNITED PATENTfiaitotn A. scar, ST. Arenas, ions mztmim, F Ho e, rswseain Assreness omssesmmrea marines COMPANY, A conrommitn he sawrY'roGRA'rH'IcAncoMrosiivG AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINE Application neeAugust 8, 1 930. serial 1%. 473,810;

This invention relates to typographical composing and distributingmachines, such as. machines of the general organization ,ifepresented inU. S. Letters Patent to O. Mergenthaler, No. 436,532, whereincirculating matrices are released froma magazine or magazines in theorder in which their characters are to appearin print and then assembledin line, the composed line transferred to the faceof a mold, the moldfilled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matriceswhich produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafterreturned through a distributing mech anismr to the: magazine from whichthey started.

In some machines, the magazines (whether single magazine units ormultiple-magazine units). are'arranged for removal from the rear, themagazine units in such cases usually being mounted to turn about acentral axis for movement rearwardly and downwardly to facilitate theremoval of the magazines,

r 1,352,965, dated September 14, 1920).

(seefor example the patent to Homans N10. 11 other machines, asforeiample the linotype Model 5 or linotype Model 8,.- the magazines arearranged forremoval' at the front, the magazine units in such casesusually being mounted -to turn about an upper axis; for movementupwardly at their lower ends to facilitate the removal of themagazinesfrom' the front over the assembler entrance; 7

Y The present invention hasfor its object the 'conversionof machines ofthe former type into machines of the latter type,- and this with theminimum of changes in the standard parts-of the former machines; Suchconversion is sometimes desirable to. please'custo-mers who prefermachines of the front mag azine removal type and particularly thosewhopurchase rebuilt machines which sell-at less cost-than new or unusedmachines; I In carrying out the invention, the main frame asit wasdesigned to support'-a-maga= zine unit of the rear removal type is madeuse of, andmeans are provided for adapting the-main" frameto givesupport; to a maga zine unit of the'front removal-,type- Themain-:frame'conrprises as usual-a fronta'ssembler bracket and a reardistributor bracket, and in making the conversion, there is at tached tothe rear distributor bracket by means of a air of special supportingplates-a pivot rod or the upper end of themagazine base frame, and thereis also attached to the front assembler bracket a pair of special supporting plates provided with set screws upon which the lower end of thebase frame at op posite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine is inoperative position, as well'as with rollers located at opposite sides ofthe maga= zine beyond the set screws. With these changes in the mainframe, the machineis adapted to receive a base frame such as isordinarily employed in machines of the frojnt magazine removal type,this base frame be 7 ing capable ofsupport in the machine by means of,the pivot rod and the set screws above referred to, In other words, thebas frame is mounted at its upper end upon the.

pivot rod so that itmay be swung upwardly and downwwardly infacilitating the remov.-, a1 and replacement of the magazine, and whenin operative position, it rests at its lower end upon the two set screwscarriedby the front assembler bracket; As usual, the base frame isprovided at its lower end a pair of rotary cams which serve by, theirrotation to effect the swinging movements of the base frame, these camsbeing arranged to cooperate withthe rollersalso carried by the frontassembler bracket.

It will ow be seen that the invention en.

ables a machine of the rearwardly removable magazine type to be readilyand at'li ttle I expense converted'into a machine of the forwardlyremovable magazine type, which as above stated is the principal objectof the invention. V V v In machines of the former type, the azineentrance (which connects the distrib uting mechanism with themagazine-)- is pivk otally mountedin the machine frame so that it may beswung rearwardly and downwardly into and out of operative position asde,sired, it being the practice: to employ" a hand lever arranged at thefront of the machine to effect such movements of the magazine en--trance prior to the removal ofthe me a zines. This same mounting of themagazine entrance is left undisturbed, but as a further feature of theinvention, means are employed for preventing the upward swinging of themagazine base frame for the removal of the magazine until after themagazine entrance has been moved from its operative position. This .is asafety feature which is desirable in avoiding injury to the parts whichmight be caused by the lifting of the magazine when the magazineentrance is in operative pisition. i r

These and other objects and features of the invention will bestbeunderstood from thedetailed description to follow.

' Referring to the drawings: I Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, of a machine equipped with the present improvements Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the upper portion of the magazine and the distributingmechanism, showing in particular the automatic clutch controlling devicefor the distributing mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l, but showing the magazine unit inraised position for the removal of the magazine;

Fig. 4; is a transverse cross section taken on the' -line 4 of Fig. 3looking rearwardly or in the direction of the arrows; and

' Fig. 5 isa' top plan View taken on the line 5"5 of Fig.1.

As before stated, the main frame is de signed for machlnes of therearwardly removable magazine type and comprises a frontassembler'bracket A; and a rear distributor bracket A The bracket A isequipped with "an assembler entrance B, while the bracket A carries adistributor C, the latter comprising as usual a matrix releasing bar anda set of screws for propelling the -matrices therealong. The distributorscrews are driven by a pulley C through the medium of a clutch C whichat times is antomatically engaged and disengaged by means of astop arm C1 "Arranged between the assembler entrance B and, the distributor C is amagazine I), which when in operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, isadapted to receive the matrices X from the distributor G through amagazine entrance E and to discharge them, under control of escapementsF and their key-controlled actuating reeds F directly into the assemblerentrance B. The magazine D and itsi esc'apements F and their actuatingreeds F are substantially as shown and described inthe Homans Patent No.1,153,078, dated September 7, 1915 and require no further description; IIt may be stated however that the magazine D is also of the same type asordinarily employed in machines of the rear removable type, except thatin the present instance it is provided on its underside witha'transv'erse b'ar D which protrudes beyond v E in rearward extensions Eof the distributor bracket A When the entrance is in operative position,lugs E carried by the frame E 'bank against set screws E mounted on theextensions E (Fig. 1); whereas when the entrance' is swung rearwardly toits inoperative position, thelugs E bank upon the upper ends of theextensions E (Fig.

3). The forward and backward swinging movements of the magazineentrance- E are effected by means'of a hand lever Gr pivoted at G to thefront assembler bracket A and connected by a link G to the entranceframe E the arrangement being such'thatwhen the hand lever is depressed,as in Fig.3, the magazine entrancewill be swung rearwardly to itsinoperative position, and when the hand lever is elevated,; as in Fig.1, the entrance willbe swung forwardly to its operative position. Inswinging rearwardly, the magazine entrance will allow the stop armC tomove upwardly under spring pressure and disengage the clutch C so asthereby toar- I rest theoperation of the distributor, but when swungforwardly back into operative position, the entrance will depress thestop arm C and allow the clutchC to be reengaged so as thereby torestart thedistributor;

Asthus far described,-the parts and their mode of operationare or may besubstantiallythe same as disclosed in the Homans Patent No. 1,352,965before referred to.

The only change of importance resides in providing the base frame with apair of sustaining plates H (Figs. 1 and 5), which are arranged at theopposite sides of said frame and located thereon so as to engage thecross.

hard) of the magazine, before referred to. By the engagement of thesesustaining plates with the bar D, the magazine is removably held inplace upon the base frame, it merely" being necessary in removing themagazine to lift it sufficiently to raise the bar D :above the plates HTofacilitate the replacement of the magazine upon the'base frame, thesustaining plates H are each formed with a downwardly bevelled surface Hat its for 7 Ward edge (see Fig-(1)." The lateral position of themagazine on thebase frame is determined, as usual, by the engagement ofa fore-and-aft tongue D on the underside of the magazine in acorresponding groove H on the upper sideof the-base frame, such tongueand groove arrangement permitting the magazine to he slid forwardly andback wardly on'the base frame in a straight line in the process ofremoval and replacement.

' At its lower end,the base frame His provided at'its opposite sides, asusual, with a pair of rotary cams H fastto the opposite ends of atransverse rock shaft H j ournaled in suitable bearings of the baseframe. At the outer sides of the cams H the rock shaft i has also fastthereon hook-shaped arms H which serve not only to rotate the cams butalso to give support to the magazine during its removal and replacement.

In adapting the main frame to give support to the base frame H, thedistributor bracket A (of customary U shape) has attached thereto at itsinner faces, as by means of screws J a pair of special supporting platesJ, in the lower ends of which there is mounted a pivot rod K for theupper end of the base frame H- While the rod K might be rotatable, it ishere shown asfixed, and the pivotal mounting of the base frame issecured in the customary way by means of bearings constituted by theadjusting screws H plates H and pins H (see in particular Fig. 4E). By'turning the screws H, the base frame may be shifted either verticallyor longitudinally to locate the magazine in proper position in thesedirections. However, in order to secure :the correct lateral setting ofthe magazine, the special supporting plates J are provided with otheradjusting screws J which bear against the opposite edges of the baseframe (Fig. 1).

Also in adapting the main frame to give sup-port to the base frame H,the assembler bracket A has attached thereto on its outer faces, as bymeans of screws L a pair .of special supporting plates L presenting twoprongs or arms If and I1 respectively. The arms L extend generallyparallel to the base frameH and are provided with upwardly disposed"adjusting screws L upon which the base frame rests when in itslowermostor operative position (Fig; 1). As, will be evident, by turning thescrews L the proper vertical location of the magazine at its lower endmay be readily arrived :at. The other arms L are disposed generally atright angles to the arms L or in vertical planes and carry at theirextremities rollers L adapted to cooperate with the rotary cams Hjournaled in the base frame. In this connection, it may be noted thatthe cams H are formed with notchesH which are adapted toregister withthe rollers If when-the magazine is inv operative position (Fig. 1). 7With these changes in the main frame, the

K machine is adapted to receive and give support to the base frame H,just as if it had been designed originally for that purpose. It willbeseen therefore that the conversion of a machine of the rearwardlyremovable magazine type into one of the forwardly removable magazinetype may be effected by resorting to such changes: in the main frame andby the use ofthe customary base frame employed in machines of the lattertype except for the addition of the sustainingp'lates H to cooperatewith the special cross bar D placed on the magazine D.

forwardly under the guiding influence of the tongue and grooveconnection D H until the protruding ends of the cross bar D are arrestedby the hook-shaped ends of the arms H allowing the magazine to besuspended vertically by the arms, as indicated by the dotted lines inFig. 3, until the operator is ready to lift it from the arms and storeit away. In replacing a. substitute magazine, the operation is simply.reversed, the cams H being rotated in the opposite direction (once themagazine is in place on the base frame) and allowing the base frame tobe lowered back into itsposition of rest upon the set screws If. In itsswinging movements, the base frame will of course rotate about the pivotrod Ksuspended from the distributor bracket A by the special supportingplates J.

It is pointed out that before raising the base frame in the manner abovedescribed, the magazine entrance E should first be swung rearwardly outof the way, as shown in Fig.

3, since otherwise damage to the parts might result from the relativemovement which inevitably takes place between the upper end of themagazine and the magazine entrance, and particularly where, as shown,the partitions of the magazine entrance project downward into the upperend of'the magazine. Of course, after the base frame has been loweredback into place, the magazine entrance must be swung forwardly againinto operative position, as shown in Fig. 1, in order to conduct thematrices from the distributor into the magazine.

In order to insure the proper operation of the magazine entrance E,means are provided for preventing the upward swinging of the magazinebase frame until after the magazine entrance has been thrownrearwardly'out of the way. In the present embodiment this isaccomplished in a simple fashion by attaching to the operating link Y2 alocking hook M which is arranged in such position on the link that whenthe entrance is in operative position it will overlie and thus lockagainst operation the cam turning and magazine supporting arms H (seeFig. 1), and when the entrance is out of' operative position, it (thelooking hook) will stand clear of and thus permit the. operation of thearms H4 v(see Fig. In this way, the magazine entrance must always bemoved out of operative position before the magazine base frame can beraised to permit the removal of the magazine.

Due to the fact that the operation of the distributor is controlled bythe position of the magazine entrance, the locking hook M will alsoserve to prevent the removal of the magazine until after the distributorhas been stopped. In other words, when the locking hook M is in activeposition, as in Fig. 1, the magazine frame cannot be raised until themagazine entrance has been swung rearwardly, and it is this rearwardswinging of the magazine entrance which arrests the operation of thedistributor. This feature is desirable, since it prevents a distributionof the matrices at a time when the magazine is not in a position toreceive them, and obviously it would be equally valuable whether themachine were provided with a magazine entrance or not.

In the accompanying drawings the invention has been shown merely inpreferred form and by way of example, and obviously many changes andmodifications may be made without departing from the scope of theinvention. It will be understood therefore that the invention is notlimited to any specific. form or embodiment except in so far as suchlimitations are specified in the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination with a main frame designed to support a magazine unit formovement rearwardly and down wardly about an axis located at or near thecenter of said unit, of means for adapting the main frame to givesupport to a magazine unit movable upwardly about an aXis located at ornear the upper end of the magazine unit, said magazine unit comprising abase frame and a magazine mounted thereon and slidable off the same in aforward direction, as well as a pair of rotary cams journaled in thebase frame at or near its lower end to effect the upward swingingthereof, and said means comprising a pivot rod mounted in the main framefor the upper end of the magazine, base frame, and a pair of rollersalso mounted in the main frame and with. which the rotary cams on thebase frame engage.

' 2. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazinc is removablymounted, a pivot rod for the upper end of the. magazine base frame, anda pair of supporting plates fastened to the main frame and wherein thepivot rod is mounted.

3. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, thecombination of a main frame comprising a front assembler bracket and arear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted on the frontassembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the reardistributor bracket, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanism, a base frame whereon the magazine is removablymounted, a. pair of supporting plates attached to the front assemblerbracket and provided with set screws upon which the lower end of thebase frame is adapted to rest when the magazine is in operativeposition, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, and a pair ofsupporting plates attached to the distributor bgacket and wherein thepivot rod is mounte 4. In a typographical composing and distributingmachine, the combination of a main frame comprising a front assemblerbracket and a rear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted onthe front assembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the reardistributor bracket, a magazine ar ranged between the assembling anddistribut mg meehamsms, a base frame whereon the magazine .is. removablymounted, a pair of supporting plates attached to the front assemblerbracket and provided with adjusting screws upon which the lower end ofthe base frame at opposite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine isin operative position, the said'supporting plates being also providedwith rollers located at opposite sides of the magazine beyond theadjusting screws, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, and apair of rotary cams journaled in the base frame at its lower end andarranged to cooperate with the rollers in swing ing the magazine baseframe about its pivot rod.

v5. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame comprising a front assembler bracket and arear distributor bracket, assembling mechanism mounted on'th-e frontassembler bracket, distributing mechanism mounted on the reardistributor, bracket, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is removablymounted, a pair of supporting plates attached to the front assemblerbracket and provided with adjusting screws upon which the lower end ofthe base frame at opposite sides is adapted to rest when the magazine isin operative position, the said supporting plates being also providedwithrrollers located at opposite sides of the magazine beyond theadjusting screws, a pivot rod for the upper end of the base frame, apair of supporting plates attached to the distributor bracket whereinthe pivoted rod is mounted, and a pair of rotary cams journaled in thebase frame at its lower end and arranged to cooperate with the rollersin swinging the magazine base frame about its pivot rod.

6. A combination as in claim 2, characterized by the fact that thesupporting plates for the base frame pivot rod are provided withadjusting screws bearing against the opposite edges of the base frameand operative to locate it in proper lateral position in the main frame.

7. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of thebase frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower endto facili- 'tate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrancearranged betweenthe upper end of the magazine and the distributingmechanism and pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swungrearwardly out of operative position, and means for preventing theupward swinging of the magazine base frame until after the magazineentrance has been swung rearwardly out of operative position.

8. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of thebase frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower endto facilitate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arrangedbetween the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism andpivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly out ofoperative position, a pivoted hand lever mounted in the machine frame atthe front of the machine, a link connection between the hand lever andthe magazine entrance whereby the latter may be moved from its operativeposition at will, and locking means carried by said link connection toprevent the upward swinging of the magazine base frame until after themagazine entrance has been swung rearwardly out of operative position.

9. In a typographical composing and dis tributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor removal in a forward direction, a pivot :rod for the upper end ofthebase frame, :a pair of rotary cams journaled in the lower end of thebase frame and cooperating withrollers or abutments on the main frame toswing the base frame upwardly infacilitating the removal of themagazine, a magazine entrance arranged between the upper end of themagazine and the distributing mechanism and pivotally mounted in themain frame soas to be swung rearwardly out ofoperative position, andmeans for locking the rotary cams against rotation until after themagazine entrance has been swung rearwardly from its operative position.

10. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing vmechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of thebase frame, a pair of rotary cams journaled in the lower end of the baseframe and cooperating with rollers or abutments on the main frame toswing the base frame upwardly in facilitating the removal of themagazine, said cams having arms for giving support to the magazineduring its removal from the base frame, a magazine entrance arrangedbetween the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism andpivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly fromits operative position, and means cooperating with themagazinesupporting arms to prevent the rotation of the lifting camsuntil after the magazine entrance has been swung from its operativeposition.

11. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and'distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of thebase frame, a pair of rotary abutments journaled in the lower end of thebase frame and cooperating with rollers or buttons on the main frame toswing the base frame upwardly in facilitating the removal of themagazine, said cams having arms for giving support to the magazineduring its removal from the base frame, a magazine entrance arrangedbetween the upper end of the magazine and the distributing mechanism andpivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly fromits operative position, a hand lever pivoted to the main frame andconnected by a link to the magazine entrance whereby the latter may bemoved at will from its operative position, and a locking hook carried bythe connecting link and overlying the magazine supporting arms toprevent the raising of the base frame until the magazine entrance hasbeen moved from its operative position.

12. A combination as in claim 11, characterized by the fact that theconnecting link between themagazine entrance and its operating handlever is adapted to, be moved forwardly and backwardly as the entranceis swung to and from its operative position, said movement of the linkcausing the locking hook to move over or clear of the magazinesupporting arms according to the position of the magazine entrance.

13. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of assemblingand distributing mechanisms, a removablemagazine arranged therebetween, a

magazine entrance located between the upper end of the magazine and thedistributing mechanism and movable to and from operative position, andmeans for preventing the removal of the magazine while the entrance isin operative position.

14. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of assembling and distributing mechanisms, :1. magazinearranged therebetween and movable to and from operative position, amagazine entrance arranged between the upper ends of the magazine andthe distributing mechanism and also movable to and from operativeposition, and means for preventing the movement of the magazine fromoperative position while the magazine entrance is in operative position.

15. A combination as in claim 7 including a distributor stop, and meansfor actuating said stop when the magazine entrance is moved from itsoperative position.

16. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of matrix assembling and matrix distributing mechanisms, aremovable matrix magazine arranged therebetween, means independent ofthe matrices for arresting the operation of h the distributingmechanism, and means for preventing the removal of the magazine untilthe operation of the distributing mechanism has been arrested.

17. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of assembling and distributing mechanisms, a magazinearranged therebetween and movable to and from operative position, meansfor arresting the operation of the distributing mechanism, and means forpreventing the movement of the magazine from its operative positionuntil the operation of the distributing mechanism has been arrested.

' 18. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame, assembling and distributing mechanismsmounted therein, a magazine arranged between the assembling anddistributing mechanisms, a base frame whereon the magazine is mountedfor-removal in a forward direction, a pivot rod for the upper end of thebase frame, means for swinging the base frame upwardly at its lower endto facilitate the removal of the magazine, a magazine entrance arrangedbetween the up per end of the magazine and the distributing mechanismand pivotally mounted in the main frame so as to be swung rearwardly outof operative position, distributor stop devices actuated by the movementof the magazine entrance from its operative position, and meansforpreventing the upward swinging of the magazine base-frame until afterthe magazine entrance. has been-swung rearwardly out of operativeposition.

19. In a typographical composing and distributing machine,v thecombination with a main frame designed to support a magazine unit in agiven position inthe machine for movement rearwardly to permit theremoval of a magazine at the rear of the machine, of a magazine unitadapted to occupy the same position in the machine and movable upwardlyto permit the removal of a magazine at the front of the machine, andmeans, individual to the latter magazine unit, mounted in the main frameand adapting it togive support to said latter unit in the requiredposition.

20. In a typographical composing and distributing machine, thecombination of a main frame designed to support a magazine unit in agiven position in the machine for movement rearwardly and downwardlyabout an axis located at or near the center of said unit, of a magazineunit adapted to occupy the same position in the machine and movableupwardly about an axis located ator near the upper end of themagazine'unit, and

means, individual to the latter magazine unit, mounted in the main frameand adapting it to give support to said latter unit in the requiredposition.

In testimony whereof, this specification has been duly signed by HAROLDA. BURT. I JOHN H. I-IILPMAN.

